My Journey

I’m Claire Biddle, a Commercial Director working in the travel industry and travel writer. Welcome to Journey in Colour.

I was drawn to the travel industry at the start of my career to travel to new lands, to feed my curiosity and tick of a bucket list of destinations. What I didn’t expect was how much it would change what I was curious about. Over the years, as I visited more places, I started caring about the politics behind the landscapes, the history beneath the monuments, the culture woven into daily life. I wanted to understand what gives a place its particular character, mood, colour, contradictions and soul.

Why I write – for my children (and for you)

Rather than just sharing a photo on social, I want to document everything I absorb on my travels, So, I started Journey in Colour to leave my literary footsteps for my children.

But the stories are also here for anyone who stumbles across them. If it inspires someone’s travel, I would find that a blessing.

What you will find here

You’ll find atmospheric explorations of place, how cities feel at different hours, how architecture shapes the way people live, and how history and art give a destination its particular soul. Journeys made on foot and by bike through landscapes. And food as it should be experienced, as a conversation with the land it came from.

And increasingly, stories from closer to home. I live on the outskirts of London, one of the great cultural capitals of the world – a city I took for granted for years, too familiar to really see. Rediscovering it slowly has been one of the quiet revelations of this chapter. Slow travel, it turns out, works everywhere. Especially in the places you think you already know.

An invitation

If any of this resonates – if you’ve ever stood somewhere so beautiful it stopped you mid-sentence, or eaten a innovative, sustainable meal, using local ingredients or techniques – then you’re in the right place. Join my community and share your experience, too.

Ways to engage with my work

• Travel stories – on this website, you will find my finished travel articles.
• Travel journal – between my travels, I share my travel thoughts and inspiration on Substack. Think of it as my digital journal of my trusted notebook, sharing what inspires me along the way. Join a community of like-minded people on here and share your experiences with me.
• Instagram – follow my social journey to find my favourite photos from my travels.

If you have any suggestions for my blog, please get in touch with me.